islam Flashcards
founder
muhammad
founding date
610 CE
founding location
southwest asia saudi arabia (Mecca)
mono/poly theistic
mono
similar ideas to
christianity and judaism
prophets
muhammad
jesus
abraham
holy book
quaran
key beleifs
5 pillars
key divisions
sunni (majority)
shi’a/shiite( minority)
based on leadership
mainly practiced where today
Middle east North africa to central asia 1/2 of followers in indonesia pakistan bangladesh and india
how many followers
1.3 billion
islam literally in arabic means
submission o the will of god
sunnis
83%
largest branch in middles east and asia
shiites
16%
90% pop in iran
pakistan iraq
mslims in america how many
1-5 million
percent of pop in europe
5%
largest muslim pop in europe
ffrance 4 million
secon largest pop of muslims in europe
germany 3 million
primarily from turkey
south east europe muslim pop
2million in each albania
bosnia
and serbia
black muslims
founded in detroit
